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View Poll Results: Should be Women be paid the same as Men in Grand Slam events?

When you all speak of revenue, is this ticket sales or media time? Who's getting the bigger ratings? And what are behind the ratings? Women's matches are over quicker which appeals to the short attention span of the average American. What casual American observer will sit through a 4-hour marathon? What are the average ratings of such matches? I'm sure they spike and fall. I'm just asking the question to know all the facts because on the surface this question has always seemed blatantly absurd to me. Women players: give me your justification because I see none.

I can actually do without women's tennis entirely. They tank sets, they shriek and run around like jack rabbits with no regard for strategy, style or athletic endurance as most of them as sucking wind into the 2nd set. It's a horrible game that until this one tournament, has never seen a server actually take command of the game since Martina - they might as well underhand serve and get rolling with their meaningless 30-hit rallies that people amazingly like. No net play to speak of. No strategic serving, just hit until one makes a mistake. Unfotunately, the men's game is quickly mimicking this "style" of play.

Who exactly sets the rule that women play 3 sets? I know the WTA has previously held 5 set matches...

Probably the WTA, don't you think???!!!

Here's an article from the WTA that states there has never been such a tournament held by the women:

Posted By Michael Barber on March 20, 2012 in Articles, History, Mail Satchel

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has never had a full tournament of best of five sets matches like the men have each year. However, from 1984-1998, the WTA required the finalists of the Tour Championships (Madison Square Garden, New York City) to play a best of five set match. Only three of the matches went a full five sets and six matches went four sets.

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has never had a full tournament of best of five sets matches like the men have each year. However, from 1984-1998, the WTA required the finalists of the Tour Championships (Madison Square Garden, New York City) to play a best of five set match. Only three of the matches went a full five sets and six matches went four sets.

Yeah, that's what I was reading about. I also read that there were no issues related to the extended matches either. Makes you wonder, I guess...

Yeah, that's what I was reading about. I also read that there were no issues related to the extended matches either. Makes you wonder, I guess...

You make it sound like some sort of conspiracy. Who the hell would want to watch 5 sets of uninspiring tennis? They fall apart after 2 and half sets. No strategy, no variety. Poor athleticism. Constant loud shrieking. Makes me wonder...

there is difference between playing 1 5 set match a year and playing every GS match as a best of five. if the latter were to happen i am pretty sure there would be issues.

You would have even more 6-0 sets and dozens of withdrawals strewn across every such tourney. Maybe then, they'd learn to serve and volley to end points and deploy strategy. Hmm...maybe I'm actually for this idea.

You would have even more 6-0 sets and dozens of withdrawals strewn across every such tourney. Maybe then, they'd learn to serve and volley to end points and deploy strategy. Hmm...maybe I'm actually for this idea.

I just dont think serve and volley will ever return. People say Serve and Volley suffered because of racket technology. But i am remember Rod Laver saying differently. He said they were forced to serve and volley because the courts were bad and you didn't know what kind bounces you would get.

However i still think there is a lot of strategy in the mens game. It just that they are better athletes. The better athletes wouldn't mind playing longer points, which is a strategy in itself.

You make it sound like some sort of conspiracy. Who the hell would want to watch 5 sets of uninspiring tennis? They fall apart after 2 and half sets. No strategy, no variety. Poor athleticism. Constant loud shrieking. Makes me wonder...

Uh, no conspiracy here. I'm inherently curious in trying something new. "Makes you wonder" is a figure of speech, not a comment toward you.